The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-26
WOMAN AND HOME.
A SHORT SERMON ON THE CHARM
ING ART OF LISTENING.
Importance of Dry Cellars-A Bath Tub in
Every Householl-Parlor Tactics-lIcrb
Vincsars-Napkin Etlquc:te-soup for
Brain Workers-Houschold Hints.

Brain Workers-IIOusehold Hints.
Some of the most popular women have
neither beauty rank nor wealth to recommend
them: We have known such owe their position
III tn" hearts of their friends chiefly to the
fact that they We're the most charming of
listeners. i'm the other hand, how many
women arc there whose usefulness and huppi-
ness are iiarrcl by their ignorance of this
accomplishment.
Let us give an Illustration of our meaning.
Where could you iinl swcetcr, brighter,
more lov;ii'.r Young wife than Beatrice. As
Bc.!es:.l'' SIT .i,oeite to ler by the tireside
after lii..4e;' :. ii watches her graceful head
be!l'ii'., '""" 80: book, No may We'll feel
pr"gl,l -: !i,r. II me. NiliiamS in the city
to'ii%. l." sid presently. ibid you. dear"
says = 80 {, !o,....:!;s up from her novel.
"ies. :! ;s.y: he thinks that house of
Parker. :r:!d he The very thing for us.
Ti!eE, aye aN la,'ilis-iitclen on ground floor,
and q .,Dni s::'ip of garden" "a good strip
of ;sal'iea on the ground floor repeated
Beatrice arel.ni!y, her eyes or the page. Il
Benedict. somewhat Grossly. If you'irathcr
read. Of couls.."-- But would not rather
READ" a:i,wri'S Beatrice. closing her book
wit.la V; Il STIMULATED. air of profound interest
But She l:.'.r- her ti:.-,r in the place. which
Bel', pnrt,.iyc, a:h draws his conclusions
and i,.r,-"t., lie gets uo feeling /, tritle hurt,
oili >.NS h. is Goin, over to- have smoke
with ,Eo.les
,E;u,s.., *. .sill Vol; ,in II t.ttcr sister than
Martha. ;h. watches over tho domestic af-
fairs "f her brother 1heorhil,l> with the
NJ
their i'iace his coat always brushed: nor is
he ever cyi"an,l To the tnortitic;,tion of put
tin; u c.lrtn >hirl and finding tao late that
ii liz, 4 button lacking. In one respect only
doc, Martha come short of the ideal sister
''W"uld .;'o;l liii, me- To read something aloud
IL y"u." says ii!rpphiiu>. coming into the
rooia whero Martha sits by the fire knitting
h.s winter s,,'ls>. II have Just got the new
El:!l',cr -. A>iatic with my article about
the vowel a"u..l, i'll Sanskrit i'll it, DE
lightGu," cries Martha Thus encouraged he
begins to read, giving every word its due
weight, as only authors do. Presently he is
aware of Il low under current of sound. He
l,auseS and catches the mystic syllahles:
''kmt one. pur one knit two together Il
an afraid YOU ii!.l it little dry, he sug-
g",t"d, wstfullv. Martha protests that,
Though She is counting her stitches. she is list
e.!2!G all the Will" and enjoying it ini-
,!.cnsllv. But the readers pleasure is gone.
Martha is an ;idmirsth!r woman: why does
She not listen:
| wa. asked not long ago TO pass few days
in Il country house to meet the fiancce of the
eldest son. an old college cunl Of mine The
young lady was pretty, intelligent, accom-
plished: and heartily congratulated Tom on
the marriage he was making. But when
SPOKE to his brother in praise of his future
sister, l." said gloomily, wait bit
waited. The first day | thought her clever,
TN third day found her not clever exactly,
1 but eiv,:rious and amusing. BY the fifth l
hal crown heartily weary of the unccasins
fo'v of her commonplace chatter. When. at
tlc end of a week, heard the wedding tlay
was fixed. found myself sighin. involul-
tarilv Sine tlieir marriage they have ofte,,
pressed me to 80 and stay at the Rookerics,
but | like occasionally to have an opportunity
of mai,ing remark myself, and for this rea-
son have always refused the invitation.
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